Hopcraft Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
Owned by
Pixie Spring Brewery
Established in 2012
Closed in 2019
Contact
Pontyclun, Wales
Description
First brewed in Spring 2010 as the Wheatsheaf Inn based at Wheatsheaf Inn, High Street, Llantrisant, Pontyclun. It was originally owned by Celt Experience. In 2011 it brewed for a short time using the name Korev, before settling on the current name in Spring 2012 when it separated from Celt Experience. It moved to its current address in Spring 2013 where an 11BBL plant was used. Experimental beers are produced under the Hopcraft banner. Brewing ceased in early 2019.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at ash’s. Pours clear orange, nose is orange juice, honey, taste is dry, sweet, fruity, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2016
at 07:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb and Stuu666. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light orange, honey, caramel. Taste is light sweet, light bitter. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2016
at 07:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus aroma with weak grassy hints. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2016
at 08:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a very pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2016
at 08:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Moorbrook. Pours clear dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of coffee and chocolate. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2016
at 17:59
6/10
Tried
on 03 Apr 2016
at 15:39
6/10
Tried
on 03 Apr 2016
at 15:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Stori, Bala. Pours hazy gold, thin white head. Aroma is fairly light, some floral orange. Taste is floral, fruity, mild grapefruit, quite smooth and light. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 16:58
8/10
So much velvet. Classic porter. Super clean. Damn drinkable. Tidy. Bottle @home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2016
at 17:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Cafe Beermoth, Manchester. Very dark and very dry tasting, with burnt roasted malts abundant in both aroma and taste. Has a thick creamy-frothy head.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2016
at 05:35